By Reid Carlson on SwimSwam
2026 KSHSAA 6A Boy’s State Swimming & Diving Championships February 19 – 21, 2026 Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center Lenexa, KS 25 Yard (SCY) Format Defending Champions: Overland Park-Blue Valley North (x3) Meet & State Records Full Meet Timeline Meet Central Full ResultsDespite not winning a single individual event, Shawnee Mission East won the Kansas High School Boy’s 6A State Championship in 290.5 points, upsetting the 3-time defending champions Blue Valley North by 20.5 points. Shawnee Mission East achieved this victory through impressive depth, including 15 individual swimmers and divers who scored points, as well as a victory in the 200 freestyle relay.
Shawnee Mission East’s team of Barrett Tegtmeier (22.50), Cole Person (21.02), Emmet Lynch (21.82), and Luke Sinatra (21.19) won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:26.53. Individually, Tegtmeier placed 10th in the 50 freestyle in 22.57 and 13th in the 100 freestyle in 49.67. Person recorded a third-place finish in the 50 freestyle with a 21.50, missing his best time from earlier this month at the Sunflower League Championships by 0.08, and tied for fifth in the 100 freestyle in 47.72, a new lifetime best by 0.20. Lynch placed sixth in the 200 freestyle in 1:45.40, a new lifetime best by 0.10, and fourth in the 500 freestyle in 4:50.01, falling about two seconds short of his lifetime best set two weeks earlier. Sinatra also recorded a seventh-place finish in the 50 freestyle in 21.89 and ninth in the 100 freestyle in 48.40.
The same team of Tegtmeier (49.49), Person (47.93), Lynch (48.13), and Sinatra (48.95) placed second in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:14.50. Using an entirely different foursome, Shawnee Mission East placed third in the 200 medley relay where the team of Henry Hendon (26.01), Grant Kimmel (27.39), Sawyer Chapman (24.34), and Henry Saylor (22.22) combined for a time of 1:39.96.
Grant Kimmel had one of the most interesting performances of the meet as he played key roles for Shawnee Mission East both in the pool and on the diving board. In addition to posting a key breaststroke split (27.34) on the medley relay–the second-fastest in the field–Kimmel also placed third in diving, scoring 456.45 points, and put up a 1:02.26 in the 100 breaststroke to place seventh.
Diving was won by Ellis Malone of Olathe East with 500.80 points. The 100 breaststroke, meanwhile, was won by Shawnee Mission South junior Jackie White out of lane seven in 59.21. Welch also placed ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.49) and led off Shawnee Mission South’s eighth-place 200 freestyle relay in 22.93.
Blue Valley West bookended the meet by winning the 200 medley relay in 1:36.85 and the 400 freestyle relay in 3:11.53. The medley was led off by Nathan Weiner who posted a 23.63, the fastest in the field and only backstroke split under the 24-second barrier. Teammates Eddy Le (27.94), Colton Poe (23.08), and Ben Scott (22.20) helped finish things off to win by a margin of 0.78 over Blue Valley North. In the 400 freestyle relay, the team of Brandon Bracco (48.59),Scott (48.91),Weiner (47.23), and Poe (46.80) combined for a 3:11.53 to win by three seconds.
Poe topped the podium two other times, winning the 200 IM in 1:53.39, just 0.22 shy of his lifetime best, and the 500 freestyle in 4:35.45, adding three seconds to his prelims time of 4:32.42, which undercut his seed time by 0.38. Poe is committed to Indiana University-Indianapolis in the fall. Blue Valley West teammate Weiner took second in the 200 IM behind Poe in 1:53.98, obliterating his prelims time of 1:56.20 which itself marked a new lifetime best by 0.02. Weiner was victorious in the 100 backstroke, posting a time of 50.66, a lifetime best by 0.14. Weiner and runner-up Andrew Martin (51.04) of Mill Valley were the only swimmers to clear the 53-second barrier in the field. Martin also finished third behind Poe and Weiner in the 200 IM in 1:55.44, culminating in a total time drop of 1.88 seconds prior to prelims.
Maize’s Zach Rife, who is committed to swim at University of Nebraska-Omaha in the fall, won the 200 Freestyle in 1:38.61, missing the year-old State Record by 0.03. The swim represents Rife’s second time under 1:39 with his first coming in prelims with a 1:38.92 and a previous lifetime best of 1:39.55 from March of 2025. Rife also won the 100 freestyle in 45.70, shaving 0.32 from his lifetime best of 46.02, also set last March.
Olathe Northwest senior Bryan Branstrom won the 50 freestyle in 20.84, missing his lifetime best by 0.18, set at the Sunflower League Championships two weeks prior on February 6th, and placed second in the 100 freestyle in 46.43, falling 0.71 short of his lifetime best, also from the Sunflower League Championships.
Daniel Allen, a junior representing Washburn Rural, won the 100 butterfly in 50.85, a best time by 0.54 and his first time under the 51-second barrier, and later took third in the 100 backstroke in 53.38, just missing his best time of 52.82 set in January.
Out of lane seven, junior Jackie Welch of Shawnee Mission South won the 100 breaststroke in 59.21. Welch also placed ninth in the 200 IM (2:01.49) and led off Shawnee Mission South’s 8th-place 200 freestyle relay in 22.93.
Top-10 Team Finishers
Shawnee Mission East – 290.5 points Blue Valley West – 270 points Blue Valley North – 218.5 points Olathe Northwest – 160 points Maize – 156 points Washburn Rural – 143.5 points Olathe West – 135 points Olathe East – 130 points Blue Valley Northwest – 112 points Mill Valley – 105 pointsRead the full story on SwimSwam: Shawnee Mission East Claims Kansas High School 6A Boy’s State Championships
Hence then, the article about shawnee mission east claims kansas high school 6a boy s state championships was published today ( ) and is available on swimswam ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Shawnee Mission East Claims Kansas High School 6A Boy’s State Championships )
Also on site :